• updated: Jul. 25, 2022
• Dental Procedures
• dental implants,  crowns

If you've decided on a dental implant to replace a missing tooth, you've made a great choice. Implants are a big favorite of both dentists and patients, not only Read More

• updated: Jul. 25, 2022
• Dental Procedures
• celebrity smiles,  dental injury

During his former career as a professional footballer (that's a soccer star to U.S. sports fans) David Beckham was known for his skill at “bending” a soccer ball. His Read More

• updated: Jul. 25, 2022
• Dental Procedures
• chipped tooth

Is a chipped tooth big news? It is if you’re Justin Bieber. When the pop singer recently posted a picture from the dental office to his instagram account, it Read More

• updated: Jul. 25, 2022
• Dental Procedures
• dental implants

Historically speaking, implants are a recent blip on the centuries-long march of dental progress. But few innovations in dentistry can match the impact of implants in its short history Read More

• updated: Jul. 25, 2022
• Dental Procedures
• tooth decay

If you've ever had a run-in with cavities, you know the drill (no pun intended): After getting a local anesthetic for pain, the dentist removes any decayed dental tissue, Read More

• updated: Jul. 25, 2022
• Oral Health
• dental emergency

Vacationing abroad can be the trip of a lifetime — or a nightmare if you have a medical or dental emergency while traveling. Dental care in many locations around Read More

• updated: Jul. 25, 2022
• Oral Health
• dry mouth

Although not high on the glamour scale, saliva is nonetheless an important ingredient in a healthy life. This "multi-tasker" fluid helps break down your food for better digestion and Read More

• updated: Jul. 25, 2022
• Oral Health
• oral health

Entering your “sunset” years doesn't mean you're washed up—you still have a lot to offer the world. That's why the theme for this May's Older Americans Month (sponsored by Read More

• updated: Jul. 25, 2022
• Oral Health
• shingles

It may begin as an itching or burning feeling on your skin, followed by numbness or sensitivity to touch. But then you develop a painful red rash that forms Read More

• updated: Jul. 25, 2022
• Dental Procedures
• oral hygiene,  dentures

For people with edentulism (total loss of teeth), removable dentures is a viable option for regaining both lost function and an attractive appearance. From the moment they begin wearing Read More

• updated: Jul. 25, 2022
• Oral Health
• nutrition

Sports drinks have been widely touted as an ideal way to replenish carbohydrates, electrolytes and, of course, fluids after a strenuous event or workout. But the mixtures of many Read More

• updated: Jul. 25, 2022
• Oral Health
• oral hygiene

There have been vast improvements over the years in various methods to restore diseased, damaged or missing teeth. A lot of this is due to better restorative materials that Read More

• updated: Jul. 25, 2022
• Oral Health
• toothache

If your child has a toothache, there’s good news — and not so good news. The good news is the pain rarely indicates an emergency. On the downside, though, Read More

• updated: Jul. 25, 2022
• Oral Health
• oral health

Dairy foods have played a role in human diets for thousands of years. More than one kid—whether millennia ago on the Mesopotamian plains or today in an American suburb—has Read More

• updated: Jul. 25, 2022
• Oral Health
• oral health

Brushing and flossing daily, and dental visits at least twice a year: These are the essential things you should be doing to protect your teeth and gums against dental Read More

• updated: Jul. 25, 2022
• Oral Health
• tooth decay,  oral hygiene

Among our most common diseases, tooth decay can be a big problem at any age: in the U.S., one in four children 5 and under has some form of Read More